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Daybreak Africa: Rape Trial of Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko Set to Resume
On Daybreak Africa: The trial of Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for alleged rape is set to resume Tuesday in Dakar. Plus, Nigeria Police investigate killings amid violence between farmers and herders. Nigeria Opposition demands live broadcast of election tribunal hearings. An Ethiopian radio show on rural women comes under criticism – for excluding men. And Kenya’s president fires a Permanent Secretary for alleged corruption.
Africa News Tonight: UN Agencies Appeal for Funding to Provide Education to Sudanese Children Fleeing Conflict & More
Africa News Tonight: UN agencies are appealing to international donors to scale up support and funding to provide education for Sudanese children fleeing conflict for safety to neighboring countries. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says that the number of people who fled from Sudan to Chad has doubled to 55,000 in the last week, and many are women and children. And, South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, says a delegation of African leaders will soon travel to Russia and Ukraine to present a peace plan. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!
Sonny Side of Sports: Nigeria’s Queen Joseph-Moseph Talks BAL Playoffs and More
On Tuesday's show: We're joined by Nigerian basketball analyst Queen Joseph-Moseph as we tip off the show with a look at the 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs in Kigali, Rwanda, where Mali’s Stade Malien is set to go up against South Africa’s Cape Town Tigers on May 20 in the first quarterfinal match up. For this and more, stay tuned to Sonny Side of Sports!
Health Chat: WHO Report on Pre-Term Births
Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, news and comments from listeners. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.
Africa News Tonight: African Leaders to Travel to Russia and Ukraine to Present a Peace Plan & More
Africa News Tonight: South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, says a delegation of African leaders will soon travel to Russia and Ukraine to present a peace plan. Proceedings in the rape case against Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have been adjourned until next week. And, the U.N. Children’s Fund says sub-Saharan Africa has some of the world’s highest rates of preterm births. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!